1954-04-26 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1954.

NO MILLIONAIRES AMONG THE

BRITISH

A

FTER a lapse

of 15

years gold is

again

having its pulse taken

ROTHSCHILDS

By FRANCIS MARTIN

in the City every morning chockablock with treasures

09

at 10.30. At that hour six public art gallestes, and enter

tained on tavishly 11K kings. sober-suited experts go up a

Etwardlan dayn stair from the ground floor Since to the first at New Court, has been a certain clipping St. Swithin's Lane.

in

wings.

if

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there of

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Britani-born

The present Lord Hulle het. On the landing under the skylight they glance at the who worked at New Court for Victorian oil painting of the two months as a young man but

Bar at boring and trenne Rothschild first Lord

Tresch acientist instead, says, hunting pink with fux. Owing to death duties, ele, &

around doubl hounds arranged him in elegant attitudes, Kothschild is a milionaire in Passing intis the slately the 1 BOTING! of the world. Gold Fixing Room, they sit on Regency an oval baize top.

But wise nobt if any al them chairs around talls to come inter the category table with green of being excersingly well-off.

statuesque butler and ancestral portraits.

Guests at the daily Rothschild "Need ire sign them all him- lunch vary from two to perhaps

hatt 20

include dozen. They M.P.9. Amertean businessmen, self!" once asked.

Tradition at Now the occasional statesman, friends "It's the

bank: 1 of the family, the old a subordinate, Court," replie

that the semur partner shall baron from Puris.

are impeccable, sign as many documents as be

posing. ean. A blg unme's a big thing."

Mr Anthony's desk is the one at which his promifather, Baran Lionel,

In 10075. when Disrnell's emissary asked him if he void raise £4,000,000 over- night for the purchase of Suez

shares. Lonel Ale Cant

thought for moment, Hope, and said Yes

Nearer the inomumental fire- plaer is another desk of summiai pattern. Here sits Mr. Anthony's Pepłow and Juster partner, Edmund Leopold de Rothschlie Mr Eddy is under 40 and has a bernung, blue-eyed ante, IL Nahati

little black inmustache a diy, reiwent. Prinkly hair carefully arranged

over baldness.

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All are bullion brokers or gold refiners. Their business is to at the daily session assess demani

and supply

it in gold and determine price on the London market.

The present

partner, Authotty thustuv de Hollagefardd,

grandson Breat Mayer, is all pole and 80,

+

Strap-hanger

he comes up Suspended in 1939, on the

Every nærnink outbreak of the war, private to Euston on his season ticket where trading in gold has been from Leighton Buzzard,

How big house revived this week on a re he divers

GWINI Try the Nuttonal Tront, stricted Insis,

wher Herrpted 4156

ank

It Is Mr Baldy who starts most of the small talk at the daily Austrhem in the partners' dining- rom, a spletlid, rather sobre

Pret Watchtal

JAVOR

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Pride

Oriental Euston to St

The new

On the walls of the Gold musters Fixing Room hang portraits porcelaine From

2 travel Ty 14th 24 Switha's Line painted a century

sometimes strapebanging. of five crowned tube,

heads the Emperor of ametimes with his head in his

half ago

Austria,

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the Empress

The kings and

Trewspape

f

f

Sitting at has pro

slook 30 the

brass-

Prussia, Portugal and Hol. ped Mr Anthony presides

whose countries informally

policy con- Rothschild ferences, interview's

hnportant clients from all over the world, and, on an exceptudially

larul to Nathan Mayer paid out subsidy millions of behalf of Britain during the Napoleonic Wars,

These

Fat Profit

transactions brought Fat profit to the London house of Rothschild, hut! which Nathan Mayer founded a few years earlier. They also greatly but tressed Rothschild prestige. That New Court has aguin of become the official hub the London goki market in proof that the Rothschilds" prestige still stands high.

Est what 12t Rothschild a time the power? Oner upon

counting In

family hud bunks. houses

strong rooms

five Europeans capitals.

They

influenced or. BS some alleged,

dictated

the Anencla!

of half the world.

Pallesen

Since then three of the Ave branches have been wiped out by WATS political

upheavals,

only Loncin and Paris

and

leaving

The Rothschilds of the palmy days lived in private palaces as

www

Sign

by

up to 1.000 docu sments, bichading letters, cheques and balls of exchange

POCKET CARTOON by DSBERT LANCASTER

"I trust, Ursula, there's no need for me to remind you that we've no room for any Anna Paukers in the Whippeorsville !"

very aspect o

Cola

The wines the cigars im-

After lunch the guesta take o look at Rothschild relics. Here Is any shoe of gold that came from China. Here are little gold beetles

$11 a bag of sovereign that was bought in Park during the "thirues.

it

4

found

No Idea

"Nobody has the faintest idea how they got there," says Mr Anthony. Here 13 is yellowed! ebart histing gold coins and gold ingots which Nathun Mayer Im- prudently

across sinugated stile Frnare to Wellington's starving troops In the Peninsula,

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But entugh of relles. With the reopening of the Fixing Room upstairs, gubi hues come back to the CRy in a time realistic way And New Court has recaptured

bat of its old glory.

exploits oi

SHERLOCK

HOLMES

The

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WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE: Colonel Matthias Addleton, the richest landowner in the region of Ashdown Forest, Sussex, is found dead in the manor house of Foulkes Rath after dinner one evening with his skull split open with an axe. household at Foulkes Rath consisted of Squire Addleton, his nephew Percy Longton, the butler Morstead and four servants. According to

had been heated words there newspaper report, between the Squire and his nephew that evening which had been overheard by the household, and, dying in the butler's arms, Addleton had whispered, The affair brings the family "It was Long-ton!" lawyer, Mr Vincent, to consult Sherlock Holmes, and together with Dr Watson, they set out for Foulkes Rath.

E had topped the wilderness of yellow gorse and hill and was ab heather ending

the wonded valley, whence arose a Borbed in wonderful view of pencil of smoke and the high distant droning of a steamsaw.

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the moorland rolling away and away to the faint blue of the Sussex distances

Mr Vincent Downs when touched my arm and point- ed ahend.

"Foulkes Rath," he salti.

On a crest of the moor stood » gatent rambling house of grey of line stone flanked by iL stables. A series of neids run- tag from the very walls of the anelent mansion merged into a

now bein

epared

deep

The Ashdown Timber Mills, volunteered Mr Vincent. "Those Woods lle beyond the boundary of the estate and there is not another neighbour within three Mr But here we are, miles. Holmes, and sorry welcome It is to the manor house of Foulkes Rath

At the sound of our wheels upon the drive an elderly man- the servant had appeared at beetle-browed Tudor doorway and now, on catching sight of Dur companion, he hurried for- ward with an exclamation rellet.

Mr

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"Good heavens - a horror weapon like this should just about put a stop to war in the future?"!

Continuing The Adventure Of Foulkes Rath

The

Skull

Was Cleft

Like A Rotten Apple

"Oh, he did, did he snappest Inspector Lestrade, with a bale ful glance at e hitle lawyer. "Well, It's an Inle now for any of Mr Hebnes' time thons. We have our

Good RETURN.

day, Kentlemen,"

"Just a moment. Lestrade,"

Hidin sto niy. "You've made mistakes in the past, and that you it is not impossible may make them in the future. In this case, if you have the right matind I must confess that that up to

believe I BOW have then you have yuli nothing to lose in my confirma- fun. On the other hand-

"Ah, it's always on the other hand.

Tetra. le Howertr added grudgingly, "I do not see that you can de any im. IL you want to waste your own time, Mr Holmes, that's your Doctor Watson. business. Yes,

It's a nasty sight, isn't it?"

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mel

tex

"Quile so But whom have we here? No, Madam, aut a step This fireplace is neurer, beg!

a woman.' no sight for

A sim graceful girl, clad in the deepest arurning, had rush- Her dark ed into the room. eyes shone with almost fevered brilliance in the whiteness her face, and her hands were clasped before her in an agony of distress.

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"Save han," ale cried wildly. "He is Innocent, I swear it! Oh, save my Mr Sherlock Holmes, husband?"

I do not think that any of us, remalued 11- even Lestrade, moved.

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suld

"I will do whatever ties iny power, Madam," Holmes genity. "Now tell me about your husband."

mne

"Now,

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think carefully months ago, as you probably know, your master suid some land Yutz cannot, of course, recall a similar

about letter at that time?"

"No, sit "Naturally not, Thank you, Morstead, I think that is nil.”

Something in his voice made me glance at Holmes, and I was amazed at the change in him. His eyes gleamed with excite-

of louch ment and a showed in his cheeks,

"Sit down. Watson," he cried. "Over there on the trestle.“ Then, whippitur his lens from his pocket, he commenced his examination.

colour

re-

"Well, Watson, It only mains for us to collect our hats and sticks before returning to our bin," he announeed briskly.

to

"Ah, Lestratie," he continued, as the Spotland Yard man peared in the tront door. would draw

your attention the fireplace clair."

13 "But there no fireplace chair.

Thut

I draw your is why attention to it. Come, Watson, there is nothing further to be learnt

arat here tonight."

The evening passed pleasantly enough, though I was somewhat irritated with Holmes who, while Biswer any of my refusing to questions on the grounds that they could be betier answered on the morrow, encouraged our I watched hum enthralled. The landtord to converse un local bloodstains, the replace, the topies which could hold no in- whatever for strangers

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care- like ourselves,

When on his morning

1

awoke was

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been?"

I

of

he

"He is the kindest of men.“ "Quite so. But I mean phy- mantlepiece, the very flour it- terest

self were subjected to a sically. For instance, would you

the next than ful and methodical seruling as say that he was taller

to about

surprised Holmes crawled Squire Addleton?"

hands and knees, his long than learn that my friend had break- looked Mrs Sherlock

Longton followed had

Holmes in amazement. "Good lose within a few inches of the fasted and gone out sonie two was conclud- earlier. in his hours s the lens Holmes to the Breplace at the

Heavens, no," she cried. "Why, parquet, far end of the room, only

occasional ing my own breakfast when ha the Squire was over six feet hands entching recoil before the spectacle that

the strolled in, looking invigorated sparkle from the light of met my eyes. Across the oak

tall."

for his exercise in the open air. "Ah.

Mr Now,

Vincent, dying sun. great black floor stretched

A

lay in the enquired. Persian rug cun inform

"Where have you stain of partly congealed blood, perhaps you

of the room and, on while

Following the example the hearth and fireplace when it was that Squire Addle- centre

ton rst began to sell portions reaching the edge of this, I saw and even the nearby wainscot-

the early bird. Watson," him stiffen suddenly. of the estate?" hideously

dappled ing

"it you have finish- have observed chuckled. "You should with

of and splashes

"The Arst scale occurred two

he said softly, ed, then let us drive to Foulkes years pust, the #ccond some this, Lestrade,"

of 1 Rath and plck up Lestrade. are faint traces crimson.

the "There replied Mr Vincent, white to the lips, six months ago,"

There are Umes when he has What turned away and collapsed into lawyer hurriedly. "And now, Mr footmark here."

of it, Mr Holmes." his definite usca." Holmes, unless you require my

wink

later 1921 W a chair.

Half on hour Lestrade, with a

Lestrade, who greeted us rather passed over that rug.'

"But it has not rained for surity, stared at my companion days. The boot which made this in amazement.

on walk

the "But why a mark was slightly moist, and I need not tell

there moors, Mr Holmes?" he snapped. you that

"What bee has got into your that. bonnet this time?"

were

gouls

"Stand back, Watson," Holmes presenco, I propose to take Mrs grinned plenty of people have once more at the old mansion.

Thank God you've rome,

enjoined abruptly. "I take it, Longton back to the drawing- str. he cried, "Mrs Longton

that there were

room." no Lestrade. inter- "She has returned," posed

Vincent

foolprints sharply.

on ho gestured toward that dreadful floor. "Poor indy. I will go to her

"Just one, Mr Holmes," re- at once."

with bitter plied Lestrade

"and it fitted Mr Percy Longion's bedroom slipper."

"Sergeant Clare is here, sir, and-cr-u

person from the

London police.”

Very well, Morstead," "One moment," sald Holmes. "Has your master's body been moved?

“He has been laid in the gun- room, dr."

"I trust that nothing else has been disturbed?" Holmes do- manded sharply.

The man's eye turned slowly towards the dark arch of the doorway, "No, sir," he mutter- ed, "It's all ns It was!"

A small vestibule in which Morstend relieved

115 of our the hals and sticks led us into inner hall. It was a great stone- with a groined built chainber roof and line of narrow

with

"Ah, it would seem that you My friend bowed. "We need ure learning. By the way, what not

worry Mrs Longion

any

at me.

is something in this room which would easily account for Hullo, what have we here?

Holmes had scraped

the closely

sume-

the mut and was through exemining it his lens. Lestrude and I joined Holmes him.

of the accused man's dressing further," said he. "But would thing from

be glad of a word with Kown?"

Butler "Well, what of it?"

Lestrade, "The walls,

Whlio we walls Surely the blood-spatter- strolled

case."

the

waited,

Holmes' face was very stern, lo the window and, "Well, what is it?"

turned away. "Very Without “ word, Holmes us be

sald be. ed front of Longton's robe goes with his hands behind his back

"I had hoped held well, completing your

his passed him the lens and far towards

and his chin sunk upon

give you the undivided aut over the breast, stared

out his hand,

"Dust," announced Lestrade, credit of oapturing the murderer emply landscape. Lestrade, who

of Squire Addleton, had returned to his desk, chew-

@ering through the glass.

dust."

Lestrade caught my companion and

replied of his pen

"Pinewood the end

fine by The

the ann. "Man, are you Holmes quietly. watched him curiously. to

"But "Ah, Morstead." said Holmes, grain is

"Now that you mention it, the sleeves were bloodsoaked.'

"Tut,

ed that is natural enough considering that he helped

dying man's head. raise the

little to be gained There from the sleeves. You have tho dressing gown there?"

The Scotland Yard

bag drew put a grey woollen

rummaged in a Gladstone and robe.

"This is it,"

"H'm. Staing

the traces of the bootmark."

"Really. Holmes," I cried. "1 cannot see—

evidencol

Every single

tom

fact points clearly

Sherlock Holmes raised his stick and pointed silently down My friend looked at me with the long slope of fields and

the distant gleaming eye. "Come, Watson," heather to aid he, "we will stretch our valley.

"There," he said quietly. logs as far as the stables."

It

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You serious?" he demanded. unmistakeable. as the butler entered. "Doubt will note that I scraped it from the less you are anxious to do everything possible to assist Mr wish you lo Longion, and I man

understand that we are here with the same purpose."

The man

looked nervously from Lostrade to Holmes.

friend Come

my HOW continued. "I am sure that you instance, For can help us. alas,

perhaps you can recall whether the Squire received any letters by yesterday's post."

on the sleeves

Curious but,

pointed windows emblazoned and hem. Not even a mark on

ahlelds the front. atained glass

sunlight, inconclusive. And this is the through which the now woning towards evening, weapon?"

with motiled the naken floor vivid patches of vert, gules and azure. A short thin man who writing was busy

at a desk glanced up at our entrance and sprang to his feet with a flush of Indignation upon his sharp featured countenance.

Lestrade had drawn from his

was a short-hafted axe made en-, tinely of toel, crescent-edged narrow neck.

blado and

A

very

wooded

wts

a walk long remember.

that I will

i am sure that

In the cobbled yard, we came Lestrade had no more idea than on a groom drawing water from I hud of what lay before us as

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a pump. I have remarked be- we followed Holmes' tall

possessed a figure across the meadows and the working down the rough sheep track that

It was a mile or more

of

There was a letter, sir, yes." fore that Holmes "Ahl Can you tell me more?" gift for putting "I'm afraid not, sir. It bore classes at their case and, after led into the desolation of the

a few words, the moor. bag a most fearsome object. It the local postmark and seemed exchanging

with a broad a very ordinary cheap envelope man lost so much of his Sussex bolore we reached the beginning reserve that when my friend of the valley and plunged down such as they use hereabouts, threw out the suggestion that it into the welcome shade of the But I was surprised"! tho

might be difficult to name which pinewoods through which the man hesitated for a moment,

whirring

the This is certainly

scama "How's thin, Mr Holmes," ho

Ilke "Yes, something surprised of the horses had been used by whowoods

the hum cried. "There's no scope here ancient specimen,” såld Holmes,

the information was instantly of some monstrous insect. The for the exercise of your talents." examining the blade through you. Something, perhaps, in the his master on the previous night, vibrated

Squire's manner?" asked Holmes where his lens. "Incidentally, "I havo no doubt that you are

forthcoming quietly, replied right, Lestrade,"

ту was the wound inflicted?"

"It was Ranger, sir," volun- air grew redolent with the tang of burning wood, and a few telend carelessly. "Neverthe "The whole top of Squire

teered the groom. "Here in this minutes later we found ourselves less, there have been accnsioon Addleton' skull was cleft lika

stell. You'd like to see her hoofs? among the buildings and Ümber. answered Lest- "Yes, Sir,

that's it. As soon Well, not. There you

stacks of the Ashdown Saw when when luck has favourod rade. "Indeed, it was a miracions X's, heupenod wad you can wcrape away with

Mills. the theorist, eh, Mr Holmes? that he regained consciousness it, and as he read there came a your knife to your heart's con- Holmes led the way without Ah, Doctor Watson. And might even for a moment. An un- look in his face that made mo tent and not a stone will you heilation to ahut marked: I enquire who this is. If the fortunate miracle for Mr Long- glad to get out of the room, find."

the When I returned later, question may be forgiven in a ton," he added.

Holmes, after closely cocamin "Manager," and knocked sharp- There was a moment of He named him, I police officer?"

under Squire had gone out and there ing a fragment of earth which 15. "This is Mr Vincent, who is stand.”

*vere bits of burnt paper he had taken from the horse's Walling, and then the door was legal advisor to the Addleton """Well, ho ̈ gasped out some» mouldering in the grate. hoof, placed it carefully flung open, family," I replied, "It was he thing about Longton, which Holmes rubbed his hands to envelope and, prowsing a half-

(To Be Concluded. Your who requested the serviosm of was near enough to the mark gether.

amistance is sovereign into the groom's hand, Mr Sherlock Holmes.”

for a dying mIMAL,”*-

Invaluable, Morstead," sai he. etrode out of the yard.

Tomorrow)

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